Steaming-crate



J. JUDGE.

STEAMING CRA'IE. APPLICATION FILED bar. 24, 1919.

PatentedSept. 13,1921.

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JOSEPH JUDGE, OF PITTSTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

STEAMING-CBATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 13, 1921.

Application filed. October 24, 1919. Serial No. 332,976.

To all whom it may camera:

Be it known that I, J osnrn J noon, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pittston, in the county of Luzerne and State ofPennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements inSteaming-Crates, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to crates or racks for holding spools of silk forsteaming during the process of manufacture.

n steaming silk thread it is the usual custom to wind the silk uponspools, which are known to the trade as iron heads in that the heads ofthe spools are formed of iron. When the silk is subjected to thesteaming process, rust, resultin from the moisture of the steam,frequent y forms on the spool heads and runs down on the silk of thespools immediately below.

It is the purpose of the present invention to overcome" thisdisadvantage by arrangin the spools in racks formed 11113116 crate anseparated by a artition, which forms a roof or protection or the spoolsbeneath from the rust of the spools above.

A further ob'ect is the provision of novel means for hol ing s oolswithin the crate in a manner to permit of their ready insertion andremoval when desired.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear as thefollowing description is read in connection with the accompanyingdrawings.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a steaming crate embodying the presentinvention.

Fig. 2 is a rear view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view.

Referring to the drawin in detail, wherein like characters of re erencedenote correspondin parts, the crate comprises a frame 10, which is ofrecta lar formation and is desi ed to be place in a steamin robm afterhaving been filled with spools o silk, for the purpose of subjectin thelatter to a steaming process, as is we 1 known in the art. The frame 10is divided into a plurality of spool receivingI racks by means of spacedpartitions 11, e latter extendjacent to and spaced from the opposite endof the frame to provide an entrance 14, by means of which the spools maybe inserted in the rack.

The width of the frame and the partitions 11 are such that the moistureresulting from the steam will not carry the rust from one row of spoolsto the silk upon the spools below, at the same time steam beingpermitted to strike the silk around all sides of the spool, so that thelatter will be thoroughly steamed. The spools may be readily removed bysliding them along the racks and through the openings 14.

The rack is adapted to hold various kinds of spools, such as iron headspreviously referred to, some of which have a pin extending from each endthereof and some of which are provided with openings extending axiallytherethrough, or spools of wooden construction.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportionsand minor details of construction and the right is herein reserved tomake such changes as properly fall within the scope of the a pendedclaim.

Having described the invention, what is claimed 1s:

A device of the class described comprising a rectangular frame, spacedhorizontal partitions formed inte rally therewith and extendinglongitudinally therein, a retaining strip formed along the upper rearedge of each partition and a second retaining strip formed along thelower front edge of each partition and terminating short of one end ofsaid frame.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

JOSEPH JUDGE.

